Scholarships

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
Each undergraduate applicant is considered for a
merit-based scholarship at the time of audition.
GRADUATE AWARDS
Students working toward a graduate degree or diploma
will be considered automatically for Associate
Instructorships (AI), Graduate Assistantships (GA),
Graduate Scholarships, and Fellowships at the time of
audition. A separate application is not necessary. All
awards are competitive and based on the strength of the
audition and academic record. Teaching experience is
also considered for AI awards. AI and GA awards consist
of tuition and stipend for a maximum of 18 credit hours
of graduate courses per year. All awards are renewable
on a yearly basis.
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
Students who score high in the audition are eligible
for Graduate Fellowships if they have a
GPA of 3.75 or higher.
$500,000 in Graduate
Scholarship Awards
Here is a partial list of graduate
scholarships and awards:
(Award amounts are for the 1999-2000 academic year.)
• 20 Associate Instructorships
$13,500 each†
• 11 Graduate Assistantships $12,400 each†
• Mendel Awards* $4,000
• Cole & Kate Porter Memorial Award $ 11,200
• Wilfred C. Bain Opera Fellowship $10,000
• Elsie I. Sweeney Memorial Scholarship $8,000
• Presser Foundation Music Award $5,000
• Richard F. Gold Career Grant $2,500
• Various Fellowship & Scholarship Awards$1,000 to
$3,000
*These awards can be used to
supplement any other scholarship or award.
† This award amount includes a non-resident fee
remission and requires teaching or administrative duties
(the total value awarded to in-state students may be
less than this amount).
Further Scholarships and Awards for
Undergraduates and Graduates:
Wilfred C. Bain Undergraduate
Scholarship
Mavis McRae Crow Music Scholarship
Jeanette Davis Scholarship
David Eisler Memorial Scholarship
Janie Fricke Scholarship
Dr. David G. Conatser - Friends of Music Scholarship
Cary M. Gerber Scholarship
Bruce Hubbard Memorial Scholarship
Lucie M. Kohlmeier Music Scholarship in Voice
Nathan A. and Margaret Culver Miller Scholarship
Ildebrando Pizzetti Memorial Fellowship
Agnes Davis Richardson Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Schaefer Tenreiro Scholarship
Terry C. Shirk Memorial Scholarship
Alberta R. Shulz Memorial Scholarship
Richard Tucker Music Foundation Scholarship
Selma Lee Mervis Young Scholarship
For a complete list of scholarships and awards for
the School of Music:
Directory of Endowed Funds and Scholarships
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